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  • Professional Development Conference for Immigrants (PDCI)

    Humber College North Campus Residence 203 Humber College Boulevard Toronto, ON M9W 6V3

    After four successful years of holding sold-out seminars for immigrants, North Star Success Inc. has partnered up with Humber College to host an amazing one-day conference, PDCI: An opportunity for networking with and learning from successful immigrants. Day & Time: Sunday, October 6, 2019 9:00 a.m. ‐ 5:00 p.m. Speakers: Dr. Abuelaish (5-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee), Mohamad Fakih (Founder of Paramoun Fine Foods), Kundan Joshi (Entrepreneur of the Year), Sathish Bala (Founder of DesiFest) and Bobby Umar (5-time TEDx speaker), and more! Organizers: North Star Success Inc., Humber College, IEEE Toronto Location: Humber College North Campus Residence 203 Humber College Boulevard Toronto, ON M9W 6V3 Register: www.northstarsuccess.com/pdci Contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour Description: PDCI (Professional Development Conference for Immigrants) aims for three major initiatives: 1) NETWORKING and OPEN EXCHANGE of INFORMATION: Stop struggling for success in Canada! PDCI means open exchange of information and resources. Network with and get direct advice from the most successful immigrants, whether in corporate jobs or in business. 2) PRIZES for PREPARED MINDS: Looking for excitement? During the panel discussions, the moderator of the panel will pose a question to the audience and whoever gives the best answer (judged by the panelists) will win big cash prizes! 3) RECOGNITION of CHAMPIONS: Let’s acknowledge the Champions! A handful of successful immigrants who have chosen to support our cause will be recognized and given awards for their achievements and contribution.

  • Setting in with Programming – Python – Workshop 2

    Lassonde Building, Ottawa Rd, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada

    Monday October 7th, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Enas Tarawneh will be presenting a Python workshop, “Setting in with Programming – Workshop 2”. Day & Time: Monday October 7th, 2019 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Speaker: Enas Tarawneh Organizers: IEEE WIE, WICSE Location: Lassonde Building (LAS-3033) Contact: Hina Tabassum Pre-requisites: Workshop 1 Registration Link: http://bit.ly/2Y171HP Snacks will be served. Workshop Description: This workshop will cover the (1) use and application of existing packages (2) file manipulation (3) GUI input/output (4) speech recognition package (5) use microphone or file for input (6) output audio capture result through play or file (7) output text result through terminal and GUI. Note: Bring your own laptop with a python installation (2.7, 3.3-3.6) and Speech Recognition Package installation. Installation guidelines will be sent to registered attendees. Biography: Enas Tarawneh is a PhD student at York University in the department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. She works in the Vision, Graphics and Robotics (VGR) Laboratory as a research assistant. Her most recent research involves the development and evaluation of a cloud-based avatar (intelligent agent) for human-robot interaction that is part of a project funded by VISTA. She holds an OGS and VISTA doctoral scholarship. Prior to this, Enas worked as an academic Lead, instructor and e-learning coordinator in the Institute of Applied Technology in UAE in which she received an award for “Distinguished Curriculum Support” and another for “Excellence in E-learning coordination”. Most importantly Enas, is a wife and mother of three, that believes that open-mindedness and positivism is the best accomplishment and the source of true happiness.

  • Analog Photonic Systems: Features & Techniques to Optimize Performance

    Sidney Smith Hall – Room SS 2108

    Monday October 7th, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. Dr. Edward Ackerman, Vice President of R&D for Photonic Systems and IEEE Fellow, will be presenting “Analog Photonic Systems: Features & Techniques to Optimize Performance”. Day & Time: Monday October 7th, 2019 4:30 p.m. ‐ 5:30 p.m. Speaker: Dr. Edward Ackerman Vice President of R&D for Photonic Systems, Inc. of Billerica, Massachusetts IEEE Fellow Organizers: IEEE Toronto Electromagnetics & Radiation Chapter Location: Sidney Smith Hall – Room SS 2108 University of Toronto – St. George Campus 100 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3 Contact: George V. Eleftheriades, FRSC, FIEEE Abstract: Both the scientific and the defense communities wish to receive and process information occupying ever-wider portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This can often create an analog-to-digital conversion “bottleneck”. Analog photonic channelization, linearization, and frequency conversion systems can be designed to alleviate this bottleneck. Moreover, the low loss and dispersion of optical fiber and integrated optical waveguides enable most of the components in a broadband sensing or communication system, including all of the analog-to-digital and digital processing hardware, to be situated many feet or even miles from the antennas or other sensors with almost no performance penalty. The anticipated presentation will highlight the advantages and other features of analog photonic systems (including some specific systems that the author has constructed and tested for the US Department of Defense), and will review and explain multiple techniques for optimizing their performance. Biography: Edward Ackerman received Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 1994. From 1989 through 1994 he was employed as a microwave photonics engineer at Martin Marietta’s Electronics Laboratory in Syracuse, New York. From 1995 to July 1999 he was a member of the Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Since 1999 he has been Vice President of R&D for Photonic Systems, Inc. of Billerica, Massachusetts. Dr. Ackerman is a Fellow of the IEEE.

  • Wireless Positioning and Sensing Network (WPSN™) for Hyper-Accurate Indoor & Outdoor Location Tracking System with Applications in the Critical and Massive IoT

    Progress Campus 941 Progress Ave, Scarborough, ON M1G 3T8 Room L1-12

    Tuesday October 8th, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Peyman Moeini, B. Eng., MASc, PMP, P.Eng., will be presenting “Wireless Positioning and Sensing Network (WPSN™) for Hyper-Accurate Indoor & Outdoor Location Tracking System with Applications in the Critical and Massive IoT”. Day & Time: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:00 p.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m. Speaker: Peyman Moeini, B. Eng., MASc, PMP, P.Eng. Founder and CEO of Peytec Organizers: IEEE Toronto Instrumentation & Measurement Chapter, Women in Engineering Location: Progress Campus 941 Progress Ave, Scarborough, ON M1G 3T8 Room L1-12 Contact: Dr. Maryam Davoudpour Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN’s) are the building blocks of Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT in the physical layer; however, they lack a fundamental aspect; WSN’s are not designed to be located. There has been several research papers published that addresses the addition of localization capability in various Wireless Sensor Networks such as Zigbee, BLE’s, LoRa modules, and NB-IoT. In virtually all of the mentioned networks, by adding the localization capability other network and tags advantages such as latency, battery life, scalability, and reliability will be negatively affected; in addition, the localization accuracy obtained would vary significantly depending on the sample rate and method of localization. Most localization methodologies used to locate the position of a moving tag with the mentioned WSN’s utilize Received Signal Strength (RSSI) which is a range free methodology which often has poor localization accuracy and it is not repeatable nor reliable. To address this problem a groundbreaking Wireless Positioning and Sensing Network (WPSN™) is designed developed where not only a localization accuracy of 10 cm is maintained but also latency, reliability, scalability, and battery life of the tags are not sacrificed to maintain and sustain the 10 cm localization accuracy. Biography: Peyman Moeini, B. Eng., MASc, PMP, P.Eng., is an entrepreneur engineer who has launched several successful Internet of Things (IoT) & Artificial Intelligence (AI) products in various fields such as agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, freight, retail, and mining. He has won more than 30 innovation and entrepreneurship awards in the IoT&AI fields. Peyman has extensive knowledge and experience in the IoT&AI spaces. Through his career, Peyman has developed an AI algorithm that made the time efficiency of software 500 times faster for the exact same results! He holds several patents in this space and is the founder and CEO of Peytec, a Smart Industrial IoT&AI company that builds and sells hyper-accurate “Indoor GPS” and Sensing Systems. Through his initiatives, Peyman is on a mission to help make Canada be the global leader in IoT&AI space.

  • Automotive Radar – A Signal Processing Perspective on Current Technology and Future Systems

    Bahen Centre, Room BA 2175

    Thursday March 5th, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Markus Gardill, IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer, will be presenting an IEEE Distinguished Lecture “Automotive Radar – A Signal Processing Perspective on Current Technology and Future Systems”. Day & Time: Thursday March 5th, 2020 4:00 p.m. ‐ 5:00 p.m. Speaker: Dr. Markus Gardill IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer Organizers: IEEE Toronto Electromagnetics & Radiation Chapter Location: Bahen Centre, Room BA 1180 University of Toronto – St. George Campus 40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4 Contact: George V. Eleftheriades, FRSC, FIEEE Abstract: Radar systems are a key technology of modern vehicle safety & comfort systems. Without doubt it will only be the symbiosis of Radar, Lidar and camera-based sensor systems which can enable advanced autonomous driving functions soon. Several next generation car models are such announced to have up to 10 radar sensors per vehicle, allowing for the generation of a radar-based 360° surround view necessary for advanced driver assistance as well as semi-autonomous operation. Hence the demand from the automotive industry for high-precision, multi-functional radar systems is higher than ever before, and the increased requirements on functionality and sensor capabilities lead to research and development activities in the field of automotive radar systems in both industry and academic worlds. Current automotive radar technology is almost exclusively based on the principle of frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar, which has been well known for several decades. However, together with an increase of hardware capabilities such as higher carrier frequencies, modulation bandwidths and ramp slopes, as well as a scaling up of simultaneously utilized transmit and receive channels with independent modulation features, new degrees of freedom have been added to traditional FMCW radar system design and signal processing. The anticipated presentation will accordingly introduce the topic with a review on the fundamentals of radar and FMCW radar. After introducing the system architecture of traditional and modern automotive FMCW radar sensors, with e.g. insights into the concepts of distributed or centralized processing and sensor data fusion, the presentation will dive into the details of fast-chirp FMCW processing – the modulation mode which is used by the vast majority of current automotive FMCW radar systems. Starting with the fundamentals of target range and velocity estimation based on the radar data matrix, the spatial dimension available using modern single-input multiple-output (SIMO) and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar systems will be introduced and radar processing based on the radar data cube is discussed. Of interest is the topic of angular resolution – one of the key drawbacks which e.g. render Lidar systems superior to radar in some situations. Consequently, traditional and modern methods for direction of arrival estimation in FMCW radar systems are presented, starting from traditional monopulse-like algorithms to modern frameworks for superresolution DoA estimation. The presentation will then introduce the great challenge of FMCW radar system interference. While FMCW radar interference is a challenge which can be handled using adaptive signal processing in today’s systems, it will become a severe problem with the increasing number of radar-sensors equipped vehicles in dense traffic situations in the near future and a solution to the expected increase in interference is still an open question. It is this problem of interference, together with some added functionality, which motivated the proposal of alternative radar waveforms such as pseudo-random or orthogonal-frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) radar for automotive radar systems. Although not yet of great interest from an industrial perspective, the fundamentals and capabilities of both technologies will be introduced in the remainder of the anticipated presentation. Biography: Markus Gardill (S’11-M’15) was born in Bamberg, Germany in 1985. He received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. degree in systems of information and multimedia technology/electrical engineering from the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, in 2010 and 2015, respectively. In 2010, he joined the Institute for Electronics Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg as a research assistant and teaching fellow. From 2014 to 2015 he was head of the team Radio Communication Technology. In late 2015 he joined the Robert Bosch GmbH as an R&D engineer for optical and imaging metrology systems and leading the cluster of non-destructive testing for the international production network. In 2016 he joined the automotive radar business segment of InnoSenT GmbH, where he is currently head of the group radar signal processing & tracking. His main research interest include radar and communication systems, antenna (array) design, and signal processing algorithms. His particular interest is spatio-temporal processing such as e.g. beamforming and direction-of-arrival estimation with a focus on combining the worlds of signal processing and microwave/electromagnetics. Dr. Gardill is an IEEE Young Professional. He is member of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S) and currently serves as co-chair of the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee Digital Signal Processing (MTT-9). He regularly acts as reviewer and TPRC member for several journals and conferences, will act as associate editor of the Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques beginning with 2020 and serves as Distinguished Microwave Lecturer (DML) for the DML term 2018-2020 with a presentation focussing automotive radar systems.

  • Agile Methodology Framework Case Study

    Eric Palin Hall (Room EPH 216), 87 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M5B 2M2, Canada

    Thursday October 17th, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Rafi Ahmed, Telecom IT Consultant, will be presenting “Agile Methodology Framework Case Study”. Day & Time: Thursday October 17th, 2019 6:30 p.m. ‐ 9:00 p.m. Speaker: Rafi Ahmed, M.B.A., M.Res., B.Sc. Telecom IT Consultant Organizers: IEEE Toronto Computer Chapter Location: Eric Palin Hall, Room EPH 216 Ryerson University 87 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M5B 2M2 RVSP: RSVP is required for this event. Please visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/203806 for more details and to register Fees: IEEE Members: Free Non-Member (Professional): $10 + 13% HST Contact: Dennis Cecic, P. Eng., SMIEEE Chair, IEEE Computer Society (Toronto Chapter) Abstract: Are you looking to deliver your projects with high quality, higher customer satisfaction, increased project control, reduced risk and faster ROI and are unable to decide whether Agile or Waterfall methodologies are right for you? In this talk we will discuss how to align your initiatives with your organization’s strategy by defining a problem using the Diamond E framework, and how to execute an initiative by choosing the right methodology for execution (Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid). We will also discuss how organizations can achieve their objective of having complete visibility from defining strategic initiatives to execution of those strategic initiative; from top level in the organization all the way to bottom. The theory will be followed by an actual case study for one of the largest telecom operators in the Middle East and how it was able to launch a world class marketplace within a record time of 9 months. Biography: Rafi has 25+ years of IT experience in delivering small to very large-scale projects. He has held several executive roles in various organizations. Rafi has worked as Digital Transformation Lead, DevOps Lead, Cloud Architect, Business Architect & IT Transformation, Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect, Quality Assurance/ Business Analyst / Software designer with an exceptional record of delivering cost effective, high performance technology solutions to meet challenging business demands. He has extensive qualifications in all facets of information systems methodology from conceptual design through documentation, implementation, user training, quality review, and enhancement. He has worked extensively with Fortune 1000 companies.

  • Setting in with Programming – Python – Workshop 3

    Lassonde Building, Ottawa Rd, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada

    Monday November 11th, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Enas Tarawneh will be presenting a Python workshop, “Setting in with Programming – Workshop 3”. Day & Time: Monday November 11th, 2019 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Speaker: Enas Tarawneh Organizers: IEEE WIE, WICSE Location: Lassonde Building (LAS-3033) Contact: Hina Tabassum Pre-requisites: Workshop 1 and 2 Registration Link: http://bit.ly/2OiCSPO Snacks will be served. Workshop Description: This workshop will cover (1) creating ROS processing nodes (includes creating classes, functions) (2) passing messages between nodes (includes abstracting the problem) (3) capture the images from the webcam and (4) apply different image processing in separate nodes and display continuous processing results. Note: Bring your own laptop with a python installation (2.7, 3.3-3.6) and Speech Recognition Package installation. Installation guidelines will be sent to registered attendees. Biography: Enas Tarawneh is a PhD student at York University in the department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. She works in the Vision, Graphics and Robotics (VGR) Laboratory as a research assistant. Her most recent research involves the development and evaluation of a cloud-based avatar (intelligent agent) for human-robot interaction that is part of a project funded by VISTA. She holds an OGS and VISTA doctoral scholarship. Prior to this, Enas worked as an academic Lead, instructor and e-learning coordinator in the Institute of Applied Technology in UAE in which she received an award for “Distinguished Curriculum Support” and another for “Excellence in E-learning coordination”. Most importantly Enas, is a wife and mother of three, that believes that open-mindedness and positivism is the best accomplishment and the source of true happiness.

  • SWE Speaks November 2019: A Journey of Successful Women’s Leadership

    245 Church St Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 1Z4

    Wednesday November 13th, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. SWE Speaks will feature Tracy Holmes, P.Eng., President of Jenike & Johanson Ltd, a globally respected Bulk Solids Handling Consulting Engineering firm. Day & Time: Wednesday November 13th, 2019 5:30 p.m. ‐ 7:50 p.m. Speaker: Tracy Holmes, P.Eng. President of Jenike & Johanson Ltd Organizers: SWE, IEEE Toronto (WIE, Measurement/Instrumentation-Robotics), Computer Science Department of Ryerson University Location: 245 Church St Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 1Z4 Building: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre Room Number: ENG 288 Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/209036 Contact: Ayda Naserialiabadi Abstract: Are you looking around for female mentors and leaders to inspire your career? Are you excited to talk to women in engineering about their career paths? Our next SWE Speaks on November 13th features a Tracy Holmes, P.Eng., President of Jenike & Johanson Ltd, a globally respected Bulk Solids Handling Consulting Engineering firm. Agenda: 5:30 pm – registration 6:00 pm – speaker and Q&A 7:00 pm – networking All Engineers, EITs, P.Geo’s, professionals in engineering-related fields (that includes you technicians, software folks, GIS specialists, etc!) and new grads are welcome. We welcome people of all genders and supporters of women in engineering fields. Come make new connections and renew old ones. SWE Toronto is pleased to be co-hosting the evening with IEEE WIE. SWE Toronto and IEEE Women in Engineering help our members develop and reach their career goals through learning about others’ journeys and connecting our membership together. SWE Toronto’s mission statement is to support and contribute to the continual professional success of women in engineering. IEEE Women in Engineering’s mission statement is to facilitate the recruitment and retention of women in technical disciplines globally. Biography: Tracy has consulted to a wide spectrum of clients in Canada and overseas. She has published numerous papers and lectures frequently on the storage and flow of bulk solids across Canada. Tracy received her Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering from University of Waterloo in Canada.

  • IEEE Toronto Section Annual General Meeting 2019

    Room Brûlé C, 21 Old Mill Rd, Toronto, ON, Canada

    On behalf of the IEEE Toronto Section, you are cordially invited to join us in our annual IEEE Toronto Section AGM/Dinner event. The AGM is a special occasion to celebrate the achievements of the Toronto Section, made possible by its dedicated volunteers and members. Date: Saturday, November 16, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Location: Room Brûlé C, 21 Old Mill Rd, Toronto, ON, Canada FREE Registrations (by Oct. 25): Please fill out the registration HERE – space is limited and we anticipate a high demand. – Each Chapter/Affinity group should register two representatives for the AGM (typically the Chair and Vice-Chair or other team member) and two guests of your choice. – Each student branch should register two students representatives for the AGM and two guests of your choice, in addition to the Branch counsellor and one guest. – Please fill out a single registration form for you and your guest. – You may also register for free if you have received a personal invitation from the Section Officers. – Since space is very limited please do not register unless you are committed to attend. PAID registrations: Additional tickets may be available in limited supply; please contact Maryam Davoudpour for special requests. We look forward to seeing you all on November 16, 2019!

  • National Engineering Month 2020 Meeting Fall 2019

    The WIE Toronto Team will continue to prepare for the National Engineering Month competition. Day & Time: Thursday, November 28, 2019 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F305 Contact: IEEE Humber

  • Raspberry Pi Workshop Fall 2019

    We will be programming and displaying the date and time for our Smart Mirror project. Day & Time: Friday, November 29, 2019 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch Location: Humber College North Campus, Room J233A Contact: IEEE Humber

  • Women in Engineering Fall 2019

    WIE Toronto will be discussing future projects. Day & Time: Friday, November 29, 2019 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch Location: Humber College North Campus, Room J233A Contact: IEEE Humber